UC SAN DIEGO COLLEGES
TRANSFER GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
QUARTER COURSES
IGETC certified
• IGETC does not clear all lowerdivision GE requirements.
• Students with IGETC must complete these requirements before transfer or while enrolled at UC San Diego:
• 3 courses in Mathematics to include two courses in Calculus and one course chosen from an approved list.
• 5 courses in Natural Science to include courses from Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Environmental Sciences. Separate sequences available for Science majors and for Arts, Humanities and Social Science majors.
All other transfer students
• After Transfer to UC San Diego, Revelle College will determine which of your transferable courses satisfy the first-year GE requirements.
IGETC certified
• IGETC clears all lower division GE requirements if certified by your community college before transfer.
• Students with IGETC must complete ONE of the following Writing courses at UC San Diego.
• MCWP 50 or 125
All other transfer students
• After Transfer to UC San Diego, Muir College will determine which of your transferable courses satisfy the first-year GE sequences.
• Transfer students must complete MCWP 40 & 50.
MARSHALL
ROOSEVELT
SIXTH
SEVENTH
EIGHTH COLLEGE
EIGHTH
IGETC certified
• IGETC clears all lower-division GE requirements if certified by your community college before transfer.
• Students with IGETC must complete these upper-division GE requirements:
• 2 four-unit, upper-division courses outside your major, including 1 writing intensive course.
All other transfer students
• After Transfer to UC San Diego, Marshall College will determine which of your transferable courses satisfy the first-year GE requirements.
• You must complete these upperdivision GE requirements:
• 2 four-unit, upper-division courses outside your major, including 1 writing-intensive course.
IGETC certified
• IGETC clears all lower-division GE requirements if certified by your community college before transfer.
• Students with IGETC must complete these upper-division requirements while enrolled at UC San Diego:
• WCWP 100: Academic Writing
• 2 upper-division courses outside of your major discipline
All other transfer students
• After Transfer to UC San Diego, Warren College will determine which of your transferable courses satisfy the first-year GE requirements.
• You must complete:
• WCWP 100: Academic Writing. riting
IGETC certified
• IGETC clears all lower-division GE requirements if certified by your community college before transfer.
• Students with IGETC must complete these upper-division requirements while enrolled at UC San Diego.
• 2 Making of the Modern World courses designed for transfers: MMW 121-122.
All other transfer students
• After Transfer to UC San Diego, Roosevelt College will determine which of your transferable courses satisfy the first-year GE requirements (except you will be held to 2 upper-division Regional Specialization courses rather than 3).
• You must complete:
• 2 upper-division Making of the Modern World courses designed for transfers, MMW 121-122 (assumes 2 semesters of writing completed).
IGETC certified
• IGETC clears all lower-division GE requirements if certified by your community college before transfer.
• Students with IGETC must complete these upper-division GE requirements:
• Practicum course or project (you must complete 1 quarter at UC San Diego before starting the Practicum)
• CAT 125
All other transfer students
• After Transfer to UC San Diego, Sixth College will determine which of your transferable courses satisfy the first-year GE requirements.
• You must complete these upperdivision GE requirements:
• Experiential learning course or project (you must complete 1 quarter at UC San Diego before starting the Practicum).
• CAT 125
IGETC certified
• IGETC clears all lower-division GE requirements if certified by your community college before transfer.
• Students with IGETC must completethe following courses at UC San Diego:
• Synthesis 100 (4 units)
• High-Impact Course (2-4 units)
All other transfer students
• After Transfer to UC San Diego, Seventh College will determine which of your transferable courses satisfy the first-year GE requirements.
• You must complete:
• Synthesis 100 (4 units)
• High-Impact Course (2-4 units)
Transfer applicants can begin ranking Eighth College on the UC application beginning in Fall 2025.